ARKive - Pacific golden plover - Pluvialis fulva- species related by location

Species that have a similar geographic range to the Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva)

Hooded oyster (Saccostrea cucullata)
Information on the hooded oyster is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Wilson’s storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
One of the most numerous of all sea birds, Wilson’s storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) is predominantly sooty-black with a white, U-shaped... More 9 Images 3 Videos
Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
The blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) is the most commonly encountered species of shark in tropical Indo-Pacific reefs... More 19 Images 1 Video
Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
The only species in its genus, the cattle egret gains its common name from its habit of commonly wandering alongside herds of cattle. It is... More 33 Images 10 Videos
Sunfish (Mola mola)
Not only is the sunfish (Mola mola) the world’s heaviest bony fish, with some individuals weighing in at a staggering 2.3 tonnes, but... More 13 Images 2 Videos
Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
The red-billed tropicbird is the largest of the three tropicbird species, a group of graceful seabirds best known for the two extremely... More 17 Images 4 Videos
Small knob coral (Plesiastrea versipora)
One of just two species in its genus, Plesiastrea versipora forms large colonies, which can measure several metres in diameter at high... More 5 Images 0 videos
Montipora coral (Montipora verrucosa)
Information on Montipora verrucosa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Ribbontailed stingray (Taeniura lymma)
The colourful ribbontailed stingray (Taeniura lymma) is immediately recognisable by the large, bright, iridescent blue spots that adorn its... More 27 Images 4 Videos
Paddleweed (Halophila ovalis)
Information on paddleweed is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis)
Although usually growing as small cushion-shaped or domed colonies, Galaxea fascicularis is also capable of producing massive or columnar... More 7 Images 0 videos
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Fin whales are the fastest of all cetaceans, reaching speeds of 37 kilometres per hour and known to completely clear the water. This whale... More 32 Images 2 Videos
Redmouth grouper (Aethaloperca rogaa)
The redmouth grouper is a robust, reef fish with a deep, compressed body. It is generally dark brown to black in colour, occasionally with... More 9 Images 1 Video
Shore crab (Grapsus albolineatus)
Information on the shore crab is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Lesser valley coral (Platygyra lamellina)
Typically forming large, dome-shaped or plate-like structures up to a metre or more in diameter, the colonies of Platygyra lamellina are... More 3 Images 0 videos
Long-spined sea urchin (Diadema setosum)
Information on the long-spined sea urchin is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 0 videos
Head coral (Favia favus)
Information on Favia favus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Beaked sea snake (Enhydrina schistosa)
The beaked sea snake (Enhydrina schistosa) gains its common name from the distinctive downturned, beak-like projection on the snout, at... More 6 Images 0 videos
Larger star coral (Favites chinensis)
Growing in characteristically shaped mounds or domes, Favites chinensis forms massive, rounded colonies composed of numerous individual... More 1 Image 0 videos
Blacktip topeshark (Hypogaleus hyugaensis)
The blacktip topeshark (Hypogaleus hyugaensis) is a small, slender hound shark (a shark of the family Triakidae) with a greyish-bronze body... More 1 Image 0 videos
Round ribbontail ray (Taeniurops meyeni)
As with most rays, the body of this large stingray is flattened and disc-shaped, with the pectoral fins broadly expanded and joined to the... More 8 Images 4 Videos
Cactus coral (Pavona decussata)
Information on the cactus coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Pavona coral (Pavona cactus)
Pavona cactus is a scleractinian coral, meaning that it is a ‘hard’ coral with a limestone skeleton. It is pale brown or greenish-brown in... More 3 Images 1 Video
Dotted grouper (Epinephelus epistictus)
Like other groupers, the dotted grouper has a robust body with a spiny dorsal fin and a rounded caudal fin. As its name suggests, small dark... More 2 Images 0 videos
Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
Information on the giant trevally is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 5 Videos
Favia coral (Favia pallida)
Information on Favia pallida is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Pygmy devilray (Mobula eregoodootenkee)
In many ways, the pygmy devilray resembles its larger and more iconic relative, the manta ray. Large pectoral fins, fused to the sides of... More 3 Images 2 Videos
Beach morning glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae)
Information on beach morning glory is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 10 Images 0 videos
Staghorn coral (Astreopora expansa)
One of the most distinctive species in its genus, the variably brown, pink or dark green colonies of Astreopora expansa take the form of... More 2 Images 0 videos
Long-rayed silver biddy (Gerres filamentosus)
Information on the long-rayed silver biddy is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos

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